An Irishman living in the US was the first to decipher the complex nature of Stuxnet, a computer worm that affected Iranian nuclear facilities in 2010. The worm is believed to have been the work of the CIA or Israeli security forces. View full post on computer worm – Yahoo!…
Report: Stuxnet delivered to Iranian nuclear plant on thumb drive
(Credit: CBS Interactive) (CNET) An Iranian double agent working for Israel used a standard thumb drive carrying a deadly payload to infect Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility with the highly destructive Stuxnet computer worm, according to a story by ISSSource. Stuxnet quickly propagated throughout Natanz — knocking that facility offline and…
CNET: Stuxnet delivered to Iranian nuke plant on thumb drive
(Credit: CBS Interactive) An Iranian double agent working for Israel used a standard thumb drive carrying a deadly payload to infect Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility with the highly destructive Stuxnet computer worm, according to a story by ISSSource. Stuxnet quickly propagated throughout Natanz — knocking that facility offline and at…
Stuxnet delivered to Iranian nuclear plant on thumb drive
A story in ISSSource says that Iranian double agents used an infected memory stick to hit the facility with the worm that severely damaged Iran's nuclear program. Originally posted at Geek Gestalt View full post on computer worm – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security…
‘I’m past the point of no return’: inside hacker’s world before becoming FBI plant
At the large public housing project in New York City where he lived, outsiders knew him as a quiet family man. But federal prosecutors say Hector Xavier Monsegur was an internet saboteur known as Sabu. View full post on politics hacker – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on…
Nuclear plant safety report on USB stick lost by official
A USB stick containing a confidential safety report on a UK nuclear power station has been lost in India, UK ministers have been told by a red-faced Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR). The report on Hartlepool nuclear power station was reportedly downloaded in unencrypted form on to the drive before…
Hackers’ Attack On Illinois Water Plant Raises Concerns In OKC
We learned Oklahoma City uses the same computer system as the one that was hacked in Springfield, Illinois. If a security breech happened here, it would impact three water treatment plants and more than one million customers. View full post on federal hacker – Yahoo! News Search Results View full…
McGuinty halts Mississauga gas plant construction
Ontario’s Liberal government has reached an agreement to halt construction of a controversial gas-fired generating station in Mississauga. View full post on obama hacking government – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security Gergory Evans
German authorities plant spyware on citizens’ computers
BERLIN, Germany — It’s the stuff of modern nightmares. A seemingly innocuous email plants malicious spyware on your computer, allowing strangers to not only access your private communications but also to spy on you in your own home. The fact that such invasive technology was deployed by officials in Germany…
New cyber weapon detected in Europe – from the ‘authors’ of Stuxnet worm that attacked Iran’s nuclear plant
The Stuxnet worm marked a sinister new stage in the evolution of cyber-weapons – it was designed to cause physical damage to industrial systems, specifically Iran’s Busehr nuclear plant. View full post on cyber wars – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security Gergory Evans